Abstract: In order to avoid cigarette damage caused by applied force during conveying, the cigarette's elastic modulus in different directions was calculated by applying material mechanics theory and Hertz contact theory through material compression tests. The friction coefficient between cigarettes was determined by repose angle and inclination angle tests, and the mechanical model of cigarette was verified through simulation with finite element method and discrete element method separately. The results showed that: 1) The axial elastic modulus of tobacco section and filter of a conventional cigarette were 4.16 and 16.10 MPa respectively; the radial elastic modulus of filter was 0.51 MPa and that was 0.23, 0.20 and 0.23 MPa at front, middle and rear portions of tobacco section respectively; and the static friction coefficient between cigarettes was 0.30, and the rolling frication coefficient was 0.015. 2) The relative deviation between the radial compression test results and the finite element simulation test results was no more than 6.80%, which indicated that the established model basically conformed to the actual situation, and the measured mechanical characteristic parameters of cigarettes were reasonable. This method provides a support for improving the design of cigarette hopper in cigarette packer.